The man was killed. Justice was rightly done. I hardly viewed it as a reason to celebrate.

Agree with RM on that much.

Talk about a media-fuelled feeding frenzy.

People need to keep an eye on how often the term ‘Unpatriotic’ is invoked by the powers-that-be in order to quash the freedom to express an opinion.

As I say, I could care less about how Champion perceive his comments – its the knee-jerk public herd mentality nonsense that is the deeper issue here.

Call me a tree-hugging liberal and thumbs down all you want, but I have no problem with the comments Mendenhall made in regards to 9/11.

He’s entitled to his opinion, and we are entitled to bash him or agree with him.

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He is entitled to his opinion. And HBI is entitled to theirs. Apparently, they disagree.

No one’s denying Mendenhall an inalienable right, here. He’s been cut from an endorsement deal because he voiced his opinion. He chose to do that.

Losing an endorsement because you opened your mouth is actually more fair than being cut from your team because you got hurt, and we routinely accept the latter as part of “the business.”

Just sayin’

HBI doesn’t agree with what he said, they don’t want to have those opinions associated with them.

When you take their money to represent them, you are so to be the representation that they asked for, if not you are fired.

He can say what he likes, but if he wants to get paid, he needs to say what the company likes.

He made his opinions known, own up to them and move on. If all he cared about was the money, then he should have kept your thoughts to himself.

Seems as if he obviously went out of bounds of his contract and this latest tidbit looks like a reach.

Learn your lesson and move on! Good luck getting another endorsement!

it is immoral to question and want to investigate who was behind the attacks???

that is not immoral, that is an obligation

This isn’t about patriotism. In fact, I would argue that the founding fathers of this nation would find more in common with Mendenhall’s skeptical truth-seeking approach than they would with the lemming-like stampede over the cliff of reason that’s evident in a large part of our population. Submission to peer pressure was never an American value and never will be. It’s a foreign concept to true patriots.

You messed up – man up and move on.

He’s entitled to his opinion, and we are entitled to bash him or agree with him.

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Of course unless you sign a contract and take money under the condition that you will behave a certain way. Did you even read the article?

Call me a tree-hugging liberal and thumbs down all you want, but I have no problem with the comments Mendenhall made in regards to 9/11.

He’s entitled to his opinion, and we are entitled to bash him or agree with him.

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He’s entitled to his opinion; he’s not entitled to his own facts.

He’s entitled to his opinion, and we are entitled to bash him or agree with him.

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I wholeheartedly agree that he has the right to say what he did whether i agree with it or not. On the flip side of that, if he is being paid to project an image and he no longer projects the image they want associated with their products, they are entitled to drop him.

He didn’t go to jail, he lost endorsement money. This is not a freedom of speech issue.

Mendenhall is a pro football player. Charlie Sheen is a totally debauched, lovable, drunk (and drug user). Charlie Sheen could say almost anything and get away with it.

The key is how much perceived damage has the statements made to the brand. For one reason or another Charlie adds value to the brand no matter what he does.

Not so for the rest of us mortals. We will, however, probably live longer if that is any consolation.

On second thought, put them both on IR and leave them there.

He’s entitled to his opinion, and we are entitled to bash him or agree with him.